Author: Don Dailey
Date: 13:05:29 05/20/98
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On May 19, 1998 at 10:57:54, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On May 19, 1998 at 09:39:21, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>On May 18, 1998 at 21:35:55, Dave Gomboc wrote: >> >>>On May 18, 1998 at 21:23:05, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>> >>>>On May 18, 1998 at 21:12:31, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 18, 1998 at 19:37:07, Fernando Villegas wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>Thankyou Throsten, I will follow advice and I will seat near Uhura. But >>>>>>I don't remember how she was. What about the rest of his body? Currently >>>>>>I am less interested in eyes than in legs, ass and the rest. >>>>>>Fernando >>>>> >>>>>Here, I'll give everybody a reason to not vote for me. :-) >>>>> >>>>>The comment quoted above is one I would discuss with the other >>>>>moderators. It manages to be both degrading and off-topic >>>>>simultaneously. >>>>> >>>>>Dave Gomboc >> >>snip, snip, snip... >>> >>>I'm not sure why you would be worried about punishment. Even if the >>>other moderators agree with me (and that is IMO unlikely in this case) >>>the comment would simply be omitted. I'm not terribly interested in >>>reading comments that some would consider "piggish" on CCC, maybe others >>>are. <shrug> >>> >>>Please don't take that as a personal attack either. >>> >>>Dave Gomboc >> >>Was this 'piggish' or priggish? What do you people think? Methinks the >>latter... > >Me too, definitely. And this can work as an example of the difference >between moderation and censorship. > >I don't see the point in wearing white gloves full time and avoid >posting any words that don't apply to computer chess. I would find this >unnecesarily restrictive, even suffocating. Why don't we all stick to >the original idea of this group: post whatever you want, as long as you >don't insult and make discussions unfeasible. Off topics will come now >and then, which in my opinion not only is not disruptive but it makes >CCC more varied and interesting. > >Please, let's avoid the temptation of coming with too many rules, dos >and donts. Since the election of new moderators is coming soon, this is >the right time to make this point clear. > >Enrique > >>Djordje Hi Enrique, Since I am a candidate it's probably appropriate that I post my opinion here. First of all, I want to break this down into two separate issues. A) Are these posts appropriate? B) What to do about them if anything? -------------------------------------------------------------- A) No, these posts are completely inappropriate. Most of us have the reasonable expectation to read about computer chess, especially in a moderated newsgroup. B) What to do about these posts? Probably nothing. Asking people nicely to change their behavior rarely works. In my experience, they will find some point of contention (in this case they might cry censorship and try to rally around this "cause" to fight back.) Most of us are not here to fight or get political, so we can simply tolerate them unless a true problem emerges. I DO expect the newsgroup to be strongly focused on computer chess. If anyone does not feel the same, do not vote for me as a moderator, because I will always lean in this direction. - Don
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